As I was sitting in my dorm room trying to find some sort of
rhetoric to write this blog I turned on the TV. I turned to Disney which is one
of my favorite channels and the show that was playing is Phineas and Ferb which
is an incredible show that uses many rhetoric techniques that keep me
interested in it. If you never saw the
show it is about ten year old stepbrothers who invite many impossible
inventions while their older sister tries and fails to show their mother
exactly what is going on. The outrageous creations and Candice failure to “bust”
her brothers is not what makes the show interesting, but the commonplace,
logos, and ethos is what adds humor to the show and keeps e watching.
In
every episode we see a teenage love story between Candice and Jeremy which is
made funny because regardless of the ridiculous stunts she performs their
relationship survives. Just like in all movies the couple goes through many
things and gets back together. Another interesting love story is between
Phineas and Isabella where the girl secretly crushes on the male protagonist and
he is completely oblivious to it. Another commonplace is the weird friendship
between Baljeet and Buford which is the common nerd-bully relationship which
was explained in a musical called Frenemies. Lastly, there is the common
struggle between Perry the Platypus and Dr. Doofenshmirtz where the good guy
always prospers even though Perry does nothing. The characters fit the stereotype
of their characters in a way that pokes fun at the typical characters in movies
and shows.
In
addition to the commonplace characters there are catch phrase that when heard
people will laugh in remembrance of the show such as “Where’s Perry” and “What
are we going to do today”. The producers of the show realize that this sayings
have become commonplace so they turned this into songs that are catchy. That is
why I decided to write about my favorite show Phineas and Ferb.
